1978 Jimmy Cliff – Give Thankx

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Give Thankx is the twelfth album by Jimmy Cliff, released in 1978
Jimmy Cliff, OM (born James Chambers, 1 April 1948) is a Jamaican musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer and actor. He is the only currently living musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievement in the arts and sciences.Cliff is best known among mainstream audiences for songs such as “Wonderful World, Beautiful People”, “The Harder They Come,” “Sitting in Limbo”, “You Can Get It If You Really Want” and “Many Rivers to Cross” from the soundtrack to The Harder They Come, which helped popularize reggae across the world; and his covers of Cat Stevens’ “Wild World” and Johnny Nash’s “I Can See Clearly Now” from the film Cool Runnings. He starred in the film The Harder They Come. Cliff was one of five performers inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.

Tracks

1  Bongo Man (Jimmy Cliff) 5:03
2  Stand Up And Fight Back (Jimmy Cliff; Kwaku Baah) 3:15
3  She Is A Woman (Jimmy Cliff) 4:08
4  You Left Me Standing By The Door (Jimmy Cliff) 3:21
5  Footprints (Jimmy Cliff) 3:57
6  Meeting In Afrika (Jimmy Cliff) 3:38
7  Wanted Man (Jimmy Cliff; Leonard Smith) 3:41
8  Lonely Streets (Jimmy Cliff) 4:22
9  Love I Need (Jimmy Cliff) 3:36
10  Universal Love (Jimmy Cliff) 4:10

Musicians

1 Bongo Man

Bass Leebert Morrisson
Drums Michael Ras
Guitar Leonard Smith
Guitar Earl Smith
Keyboards Paul Smith
Keyboards Ansel Collins
Keyboards Keith Sterling
Keyboards Leslie Butler
Percussion Kwaku Baah
Percussion Uzziah Thompson


2 Stand Up And Fight Back

Bass Leebert Morrisson
Drums Ronald Murphy
Guitar Leonard Smith
Guitar Earl Smith
Keyboards Paul Smith
Keyboards Ansel Collins
Keyboards Keith Sterling
Keyboards Leslie Butler
Percussion Kwaku Baah
Percussion Uzziah Thompson


3 She Is A Woman

Bass Leebert Morrisson
Drums Ronald Murphy
Guitar Leonard Smith
Guitar Earl Smith
Keyboards Paul Smith
Keyboards Ansel Collins
Keyboards Keith Sterling
Keyboards Leslie Butler
Percussion Kwaku Baah
Percussion Uzziah Thompson


4 You Left Me Standing by the Door

Bass Will Lee
Drums Jim Keltner
Guitar David Wolfert
Guitar Steve Lukather
Piano Jai Winding
Piano Neil Larsen


5 Footprints

Bass Leebert Morrisson
Drums Ronald Murphy
Guitar Leonard Smith
Guitar Earl Smith
Keyboards Paul Smith
Keyboards Ansel Collins
Keyboards Keith Sterling
Keyboards Leslie Butler
Percussion Kwaku Baah
Percussion Uzziah Thompson


6 Meeting In Afrika

Bass Leebert Morrisson
Drums Ronald Murphy
Guitar Leonard Smith
Guitar Earl Smith
Keyboards Paul Smith
Keyboards Ansel Collins
Keyboards Keith Sterling
Keyboards Leslie Butler
Percussion Kwaku Baah
Percussion Uzziah Thompson


7 Wanted Man

Bass Leebert Morrisson
Drums Ronald Murphy
Guitar Leonard Smith
Guitar Earl Smith
Keyboards Paul Smith
Keyboards Ansel Collins
Keyboards Keith Sterling
Keyboards Leslie Butler
Percussion Kwaku Baah
Percussion Uzziah Thompson


8 Lonely Streets

Bass Leebert Morrisson
Drums Ronald Murphy
Guitar Leonard Smith
Guitar Earl Smith
Keyboards Paul Smith
Keyboards Ansel Collins
Keyboards Keith Sterling
Keyboards Leslie Butler
Percussion Kwaku Baah
Percussion Uzziah Thompson


9 Love I Need

Bass Leebert Morrisson
Drums Ronald Murphy
Guitar Leonard Smith
Guitar Earl Smith
Keyboards Paul Smith
Keyboards Ansel Collins
Keyboards Keith Sterling
Keyboards Leslie Butler
Percussion Kwaku Baah
Percussion Uzziah Thompson


10 Universal Love

Bass Leebert Morrisson
Drums Ronald Murphy
Guitar Leonard Smith
Guitar Earl Smith
Keyboards Paul Smith
Keyboards Ansel Collins
Keyboards Keith Sterling
Keyboards Leslie Butler
Percussion Kwaku Baah
Percussion Uzziah Thompson

Other Musicians

Background Vocals Babi Floyd
Background Vocals Cheryl Lynn
Background Vocals Diema
Background Vocals Janice Pendarvis
Background Vocals Ken Williams
Background Vocals Pam Hall

Liner Notes

Producer – Jimmy Cliff, Bob Johnston
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Jimmy Cliff, Diggles, Rebop Kwaku Baah, Ernest Ranglin, Earl Smith
Engineer – Boris Gardner, Mervyn Williams
Engineer (Assistant) – Jay Krugman, Julie Last, Steve Fontano
Mastered By – Jo Hansch
Mixed By – John Stronach
Recorded By – John Stronach

Design – Bob Himmel
Photography – Ruiko Yoshida

Mastered At Kendun Recorders
Recorded At Aquarius Studio
Recorded At Record Plant, N.Y.C.
Recorded At Record Plant, Sausalito
Recorded At Cherokee Studios
Remixed At Record Plant, Sausalito
Copyright Island Music Ltd.
Copyright Sunflower Music
Phonographic Copyright Warner Bros Records Inc